This came to me in my email from my friend Maria. At first, I thought it was just another joke (Maria is FAMOUS for her groaners). But it’s not a joke and I just had to share. Enjoy.
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Don’t worry, it’s a good story – and worth reading – it’s even humorous in parts. It’s from the mother of a Marine in Iraq.
She writes
"My son told me how wonderful the care packages we had sent them were
and wanted me to tell everyone thank you.
He said one guy (we'll call Marine X), got a girl care package and everyone
was giving him a hard time. My son said, 'Marine X got some really nice
smelling lotion and everyone really likes it, so every time he goes to sleep
they steal it from him.'
I told my son I was really sorry about the mistake, and if he wanted I
would send Marine X another package.
He told me not to worry about Marine X because every time I send
something to him, Marine X thinks it's for him too.
He said when my husband and I sent the last care package, Marine X
came over to his cot picked up the box, started fishing through it,
and said, 'What'd we get this time?' "
"My son said they had the most fun with Marine X's package.
He said he wasn't sure who we were sending the pack to, but the
panties were size 20, and he said one of the guys got on top of
the Humvee and jumped off with the panties over his head and yelled,
'Look at me, I'm an Airborne Ranger!!!' One of the guys attached
the panties to an antenna and it blew in the wind like a windsock.
He said it entertained them for quite awhile.
Then of course, they had the tampons."
"When he brought this up my imagination just went running, but he
continued: My son said they had to go on a mission and Marine X wanted
the Chapstick and lotion for the trip. He grabbed a bunch of the items from
his care package and got in the Humvee. As luck would have it he grabbed
the tampons too, and my son said everyone was teasing him about,
'not forgetting his feminine hygiene products.'
"He said things went well for a while, then the convoy was ambushed and
a Marine was shot. He said the wound was pretty clean, but it was deep.
He said they were administering first aid but couldn't get the bleeding to slow
down, and someone said, 'Hey use Marine X's tampons.' My son said they put
the tampon in the wound. At this point my son profoundly told me,
'Mom did you know that tampons expand?' "
"Well, yeah!"
"They successfully slowed the bleeding until the guy got better medical attention.
When they went to check on him later the surgeon told them, 'You guys saved his
life. If you hadn't stopped that bleeding he would have bled to death.' My son said,
'Mom, the tampons sent by the Marine Moms by mistake saved a Marine's life.' "
"At this point I asked him, 'Well what did you do with the rest of the tampons?'
He said, 'Oh, we divided them up and we all have them in our
flak jackets, and I kept two for our first aid kit.' "
"I am absolutely amazed by the ingenuity of our Marines, and can't believe that
something that started out as a mistake, then turned into a joke, ended up
saving someone's life.
My sister said she doesn't believe in mistakes. She believes God had a plan all
along. She believes that female care package was sent to Marine X to save our
Marine."
"Either way, our efforts have boosted the morale of many Marines, provided much
needed items for our troops, AND saved the life of a Marine!
God bless every one of you for your efforts and hard work, and
God bless our Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force, and everyone."
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND KEEP IT SAFE!
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See? I told you it was clean and good!
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